Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2002-0525 (CCN-8834)

Assigned:2002-04-11
Published:2002-04-11
Updated:2008-09-05
Summary:Format string vulnerabilities in (1) inews or (2) rnews for INN 2.2.3 and earlier allow local users and remote malicious NNTP servers to gain privileges via format string specifiers in NTTP responses.
CVSS v3 Severity:9.3 Critical (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Changed
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availibility (A): High
CVSS v2 Severity:10.0 High (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
7.2 High (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Privileges
References:Source: CCN
Type: SCO Security Advisory CSSA-2002-038.0
Linux: inn format string and insecure open vulnerabilities

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: UNKNOWN
20020411 Inn (Inter Net News) security problems

Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Thu Apr 11 2002 - 13:22:01 CDT
Inn (Inter Net News) security problems

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2002-0525

Source: CCN
Type: Internet Software Consortium (ISC) Web site
INN: InterNetNews

Source: XF
Type: Vendor Advisory
inn-rnews-inews-format-string(8834)

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 6873
INN inews NTTP Response Format String

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 6874
INN rnews NTTP Response Format String

Source: BID
Type: Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
4501

Source: CCN
Type: BID-4501
ISC INN Multiple Local Format String Vulnerabilties

Source: CCN
Type: BID-6049
ISC INN Multiple Insecure Open Call Vulnerabilities

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
inn-rnews-inews-format-string(8834)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:isc:inn:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:isc:inn:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:isc:inn:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:isc:inn:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:isc:inn:2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:isc:inn:2.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:isc:inn:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:isc:inn:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:isc:inn:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:isc:inn:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:isc:inn:2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:isc:inn:2.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    isc inn 2.0
    isc inn 2.1
    isc inn 2.2
    isc inn 2.2.1
    isc inn 2.2.2
    isc inn 2.2.3
    isc inn 2.0
    isc inn 2.1
    isc inn 2.2
    isc inn 2.2.1
    isc inn 2.2.2
    isc inn 2.2.3